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DeepMind Diagnostic AI ‘More Accurate’ Than Human Eye Specialists
DeepMind's algorithm outperforms human doctors in initial tests, but questions hang over the use of AI in clinical practice
Amazon Buys Online Pharmacy In Health Care Move
The purchase of US pharmacy PillPack is seen as a notice of Amazon's intent to establish itself in the healthcare industry
Orangeworm Gang Stealing Healthcare Data Since 2015
Healthcare trojan found on X-ray and MRI machines after three year campaign by Orangeworm gang, Symantec warns
NHS Fixes Defaced Data Website
The defaced NHS England page had been displaying a hacker message for several days
MPs: A Year After WannaCry, NHS Must Take ‘Urgent’ Security Action
The NHS and the government have failed to act on lessons learned from the incident, Public Accounts Committee says
Post WannaCry, NHS Seeks New Cyber-Security Deputy
Government seeks candidate to lead £200m programme to sharpen cyber security resilience of the NHS
Innovate UK To Invest £6m Into Digital Health Projects
The UK's public innovation agency is to fund trials of digital technologies with the potential to 'significantly' improve healthcare
Welsh NHS Computers Back Online After IT Outage
Chaos for doctors and nurses in Wales this week, as IT failure hits at least half of GP services
NHS Gives Thumbs Up To Cloud For Medical Record Storage
New NHS Digital guidelines give broad approval to the use of cloud services for storing medical records - including facilities in Europe and the US
Terrafix To Provide NHS With In-Ambulance Mobile Data Systems
An £8.1m deal is to see the British mobile computing firm supply technology for communications between ambulances and control rooms
NHS Boosts Cybersecurity With Ethical Hackers, Real Time Monitoring & SMS Alerts
NHS Digital plots £20m division to help stop another WannaCry attack
NHS’ Health And Social Care Network Goes Live With First Customer Crescendo Systems
Crescendo Systems, a digital dictation and clinical records management firm, has become the first customer on the new networking framework
The NHS Could Have Avoided WannaCry Attack, Says NAO Report
WannaCry ransomware attack made worse as NHS did not follow basic security recommendations
NHS Lanarkshire Blames Missing Patch For WannaCry Impact
Oops. Health board in Scotland admits WannaCry ransomware attack was down to vital patch not being rolled out
GCHQ Head: Cyber Threats Now As Dangerous As Spying
GCHQ must become a cyber organisation and make the protection of the 'digital homeland' part of its core mission, Jeremy Fleming has said
McAfee: North American Healthcare Sector ‘Worst Hit’ By Malware
North America's health sector saw the most security incidents in a trend that has also seen health organisations disrupted acrosss the UK
AI-Powered ChatBot Aims To Coach Staff In Hertfordshire NHS Hospital Trust
Startup Saberr's CoachBot makes its NHS debut
Three-Quarters Of Local Government Departments ‘Hit By Malware’
Half of local government bodies said they've been affected by ransomware in the past year, with 76 percent hit by cyber attacks
Ransomware Disrupts NHS Scotland Appointments & GP Surgeries
An as-yet undetected ransomware variant slipped through NHS Lanarkshire's defences and encrypted files, following disruption caused by Wannacry
‘Anonymous Hacker’ Claims To Have Stolen 11 Million NHS Records
The hack was carried out to warn patients that their personal data is being exposed, according to an alleged member of the Anonymous hacking group
NHS To Receive £21 Million Cyber Security Boost From UK Government
Cash injection aims to protect NHS against future WannaCry-esque attacks
Data Sharing Is Needed For The Greater Good Even If It Compromises Privacy
OPINION: Roland Moore-Colyer believes access to data offers more benefits than it erodes privacy
NHS Doctors Sending Patient Data On Snapchat In Alarming Case Of Shadow IT
DeepMind Health report criticises 'insecure, risky, and non-auditable way of operating'
ICO Rules Google DeepMind And Royal Free NHS Trust Data Sharing Deal Was Illegal
Patients were not informed by Royal Free that their data was being shared with DeepMind
Royal Society: UK ‘Needs’ New Data Protection Watchdog
The Royal Society and the British Academy argue a new level of oversight is needed in a data protection landscape rapidly becoming unrecogniseable
Tech Quiz: Government & Public Sector IT
What do you know about the government's relationship with technology, the failures and great innovations?
How One Security Reseacher Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Attack
WannaCry can be stopped but its impact has been felt worldwide
NHS Ransomware Attack Needs To Be A Wake Up Call For Government IT
OPINION: Legacy systems leave critical public infrastructure vulnerable to the dark side of the Internet
Barts NHS Suffers Another IT Outage Due To Cyber Attack That’s Spreading Across London Hospitals
SOURCES: The cyber attack looks to be ransomware based